GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |